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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2019, 7:07 PM CDT for Franklin County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2019, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2019, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
County Franklin County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 262 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 559 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 1, 2:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 2:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 243 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .NEAR TERM...(Tonight) Issued at 243 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 Showers and thunderstorms continue to develop along a weak frontal boundary draped from the Mid Atlantic, west-southwestward through TN and into the Lower Mississippi Valley. The boundary lifted a bit further north than previously thought, allowing more convection to develop over our northwestern counties. As temps continue to rise and more outflow boundaries develop, expected for coverage to increase across our eastern areas through the remainder of the afternoon. Given the instability in place, some storms may become strong and produce gusty winds, along with locally heavy rainfall. Thunderstorm activity should diminish around sunset, as we lose our daytime heating and instability wanes. This will leave mostly quiet conditions during the overnight hours. Skies will clear and winds will become light, allowing temps to fall into the lower 70s. Given dewpoints currently in the upper 60s to lower 70s, our dewpoint depressions may drop into the 0 to 2 degree range during the predawn hours on Friday. This would set the stage for patchy fog to develop, however confidence is low given the trends the past couple of mornings. .SHORT TERM...(Friday through Saturday) Issued at 243 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 An upper trough will remain over the eastern CONUS, with a ridge of high pressure building into the Plains. This will keep weak mid and upper level flow over the TN Valley. Meanwhile, the weak surface boundary will remain in the vicinity of the TN Valley through the short term period. This will leave the potential for scattered showers and thunderstorms each day. With the weak synoptic forcing associated with the boundary, convective initiation will be contingent on diurnal heating and how quickly we reach our convective temperatures. Thus, the greatest chances will be during the afternoon and early evening hours. With little shear in place, storms will be unorganized but a few strong storms are possible. Temperatures will be seasonal for this time of year, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Wednesday) Issued at 243 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 The mid/upper trough will amplify on Sunday, before flattening during the early part of the next work week. At the surface, the boundary will remain over the area through at least Monday, before it begins to drop further south. With the enhanced lift aloft, a greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is expected on Sunday, with a lesser chance of storms on Monday. As has been the case, these will be unorganized storms, but given the potential for ample instability, a few strong storms are possible. The boundary will finally be clear of the area on Tuesday, bringing an end to our rain chances by the middle of next week. Again, temps will be seasonal next week, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) Issued at 1243 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 Thunderstorms are beginning to develop over northern Alabama and will increase in coverage over the next couple of hours. Although there is a lower confidence on exact timing, there is enough confidence to include a TEMPO group for TSRA at both the KMSL and KHSV terminals this afternoon. Any thunderstorms that do pass through the terminal will produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Most of the activity will end by 00Z, but there may be a few lingering thunderstorms this evening. With a greater coverage of rain today, fog may be more prevalent Friday morning. However, will leave lower visibilities out of the TAF for this issuance given the uncertainty. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...73 SHORT TERM...73 LONG TERM...73 AVIATION...73 For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 2:51 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Huntsville AL 251 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-021100- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 251 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible into the evening hours, as a weak frontal boundary remains stalled in the vicinity of the outlook area. Brief gusty winds, small hail, and heavy downpours are possible with the stronger storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Isolated to scattered storms remain possible each day through the outlook period, especially during the afternoon and early evening hours. The stronger storms will again be capable of brief heavy downpours, small hail, and gusty winds. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 49 min |
| Aug 2, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 26 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.